1. Type 2 Date List the 3 Cases of Nouns and Pronouns.
Bell Ringer
Type 2 Date
List the 3 Cases of Nouns and Pronouns.

2. The Cases of Nouns and Pronouns
Subject
Object
Possessive

3. Direct Object: The noun or pronoun that receives the action
Direct Object: The noun or pronoun that receives the action. It answers the question whom or what after the action verb.
The goalie threw the ball to his teammate.
I ate apple pie for dessert.

4. Not all action verbs have direct objects!
The dog ran around the living room.
They walked to the store.

5. Nouns as Direct Objects

6. Practice The equator divides Africa in two.
2. Camels can travel in the desert for days without water.
3. Not even cars cross the sand dunes.
4. In the Sahara, the sun shines for 4,300 hours a day.
5. Many people build their homes in the Nile Valley.

7. Pronouns as direct objects

8. Object Pronouns: Not all pronouns can be used as a direct object.
Subject Pronouns
Object Pronouns
I (S) We (P)
You (S) You (P)
He, she, it (S) They(P)
Me (S) Us (P)
You (S) You (P)
Him, her, it (S) Them (P)
Example: The teacher gave me a detention.
Example: The girls invited us to join them.

9. Pronouns in a compound direct object:
Must always follow the noun
*Trick: Cover the noun before the pronoun and read the sentence. Which pronoun makes sense?
Example: My mom told my sister and (I, me) to go to our rooms.
Practice: Use the trick and circle the correct pronoun.
1. The coach warned the other players and (we, us) to play fairly.
2. The teacher scolded Erica and (she, her) about missing homework.
3. She gave my friend and (I, me) an invitation to the party.

10. Object of the Preposition
The noun or pronoun that follows the preposition and ends the prepositional phrase.
Example: During the class, the students worked on an expository essay.
Example: She walked toward him to give him his Valentine.

11. Practice
Practice: Underline the prepositional phrase in each sentence. Then circle the object of the preposition.
1. After the movie, we played a board game.
2. I passed him the ball, but it went over him.
3. The cat stalked around the room.
4. The lost notebook sat near the classroom library.
5. I whispered a secret to him.